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Clemson's 79-yard run, a kicker commit and a Pickens data center pause

Plus, AnMed plans a new 44-acre medical campus near I-85 Exit 19.

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Clemson FootballTop story

Clemson beat Florida State 36-⁠24 on a 79-yard run by a freshman quarterback

Clemson held off Florida State on the road

  • Clemson36
    Florida State24
    FinalReynolds' 79-yard touchdown run came with 3:17 left

Sources: FOX Carolina News, WSPA 7News

If you missed Halloween night in Tallahassee, here's the short version: Clemson beat Florida State 36-24, and a freshman quarterback did it with his legs. Tait Reynolds broke a tackle and ran 79 yards for a touchdown on third-and-12 with 3:17 left, the longest run by a quarterback in program history.

Reynolds also threw his first touchdown passes in more than a month, two of them, to tight ends Christian Bentancur and Olsen Patt-Henry. Coach Dabo Swinney said afterward, "We made it a little harder than it needed it to be."

  • Record: 5-3 overall, 3-2 in the ACC
  • Reynolds: 18-of-32 for 189 yards, plus 85 rushing yards
  • Elliot Washington II: two interceptions
  • Next: at Syracuse on Saturday

Clemson's night in Tallahassee by the numbers

79 yards
on Reynolds' touchdown run, a Clemson QB record
5 of 5
field goals made by Nolan Hauser
4
turnovers forced, a season high
117
ACC regular-season wins for Swinney, tying Bobby Bowden

Sources: FOX Carolina News, WSPA 7News

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Clemson lands a 2027 kicker commitment even with Nolan Hauser's two seasons left

Clemson is already thinking about life after kicker Nolan Hauser, who has two years of eligibility remaining. On Saturday, Fort Mill place-kicker Noah Hardy announced his commitment to the Tigers' 2027 class. Clemson offered him Oct. 28 after his campus visit for the Virginia Tech game.

Noah Hardy has made 23 of 30 field goals in high school

23 of 30

  • field goals made
  • 7 field goals missed

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field goals made2377%
field goals missed723%
  • Last season: 13 field goals, long of 54 yards
  • Friday night: 3-for-3, long of 51 yards
  • This regular season: 5-for-8

25pledges in Clemson's 2027 class

Hardy joins punter Brandin Gallaway as a specialist commit.

Source: Index-Journal

Recruits rushed the field at Williams-Brice when South Carolina beat Tennessee. Powdersville 2028 tight end Riggs Savage called his first field rush "electric."

News Notes

Syracuse

Clemson (5-3, 3-2 ACC) plays Syracuse (4-4, 2-4) on Nov. 7 at noon on ESPN2. Starting receiver Tyler Brown is questionable on the initial ACC injury report, and left guard Elyjah Thurmon is officially out. Center Harris Sewell and running back Gideon Davidson were already ruled out. The Clemson InsiderGoUpstate

Five Clemson players are out or questionable for Syracuse

PlayerPositionStatus
Harris SewellCenterOut (ankle)
Elyjah ThurmonLeft guardOut (concussion)
Gideon DavidsonRunning backOut (ankle)
Tyler BrownWide receiverQuestionable
Gordon Sellars IIIWide receiverQuestionable (concussion)

Sources: The Clemson Insider, GoUpstate

Data centers

Pickens County Council unanimously approved first reading Nov. 2 of a proposed six-month moratorium on new data center development, Ordinance No. 694. It would give county officials time to study zoning, infrastructure and land use. Greenville Online

AnMed

announced plans in late September for a new 44-acre medical campus, including an emergency center, near Interstate 85 Exit 19. It's one of several Upstate health projects as the region adds an estimated 60 to 100 new residents a day. upstate business journal

Clemson

Clemson is mourning Wilbur O. "Billy" Powers, who died at 90. He and his wife Ann made a $60 million gift in 2020, the largest academic gift in Clemson's history, creating the Wilbur O. and Ann . FOX Carolina News

Honor

Senior cornerback Elliot Washington II was named national Defensive Player of the Week for the Shriners Children's East-West Bowl. He had two tackles, two interceptions and a pass breakup in the win at Florida State. The Clemson Insider

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Clemson's 79-yard run, a kicker commit and a Pickens data center pause

Plus, AnMed plans a new 44-acre medical campus near I-85 Exit 19.

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  1. Clemson beat Florida State 36-24 on a 79-yard QB run
  2. Clemson lands a 2027 kicker commitment
  3. Tyler Brown is questionable for Saturday's Syracuse game
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